Pihu's POV:
Shlok has been doing pretty well and now his health has also been improved. Aditya and him are talking about things and he has been ignoring Khushi. They have not talked about anything and even we are not pushing him for it. Regarding telling my parents about Aditya and me is still on our calendar. The trip will take two days more and then I will go and meet them. This time I won't hide anything from them and tell them the real story. I am nervous if they will support me or not but I need to do this for us.
We all are sitting at the dining table having our breakfast silently. I am sitting with Shlok with Aditya sitting directly in front of me.
I was about to take a bite when I felt something in my leg. I shook my leg to make that thing go away.
After a few seconds, it again came in my leg. I was about to shout when my eyes went straight to Aditya's face there was some hint of mischievous expression on his face. Now I am in high doubt about what he is planning.
I was about to take another bite when a spoon fell. Everyone looked at me so I said "Sorry." Then I bent down to pick up the spoon when I saw something strange. Aditya had taken out his shoes of a leg. It was strange so I also tried to check if any insect was there which was going in my legs. In a second everything clicked and it looked like it was Aditya, not any insect.
I came up and put the spoon on the side of the table. Then I continued my breakfast and again it was Aditya who putting his leg on my leg. He wanted to have fun and let me have fun with him.
So the next thing I did was kick his leg away tightly. He yelped in pain and now every eye was on him.
I innocently asked, "What happened Aditya?" He looked at me and at the same time Shlok also asked "Yes Aditya what happened?"
Everyone was concerned about him but I was enjoying it. "Are you alright," this time it was Mom who asked him.
"I am fine guys. You can continue with your food," he replied with a cute smile on his face but when he looked at me he glared at me. It did not work of course as I showed my tongue to him making sure only he saw.
"Everyone finish your food," Mom said without even looking at us. And for a second I thought she caught us.
We finished our food before we could get up Mom said "So what are your plans for your anniversary."
I was shocked to hear her words. I looked at Shlok and he was mirroring my expressions. "What?" he asked to confirm if we heard it right or not.
"Tomorrow is your anniversary so I wanted to give you a small party that's why wanted to know your plans," she clarified. "What plan we did not even remember about the anniversary," I thought.
Shlok cleared his throat and said, "We have not planned anything yet."
"What a boring couple you are! It is your first anniversary I thought you might have planned something romantic," she replied and excitement could be seen in her face. "Chill it's our anniversary, not yours woman," I wanted to respond.
"I am going to my room," Aditya announced. "Good, now he is hurt hearing all this shit," I thought.
"Wait," Mom held his hand and continued "Let's plan something for their anniversary. I will need your help."
"Good this is only left that he is asked to plan the anniversary for the person he likes," I wanted to shout at her.
"Mom you guys plan. I am not interested in all these," he tried to explain.
"Come on Aditya. Don't be spoilsport. Help with all the decorations," Mom again asked for his help.
"Mom, please. I don't know anything about this," he pleaded and I could see his sad expression clearly.
"You should have planned all this and surprised your brother and sister-in-law. This is the least you could do and here you are running away," why the hell is she pushing him for this?
"Mom let them enjoy their day as they wish to," ouch it hurt as it looked like a taunt to me or maybe I was overthinking.
''Why are you so against it? Is there something going on?" her question made me feel suspicious. Does she know anything? No, it can't be I tried to console myself.
"Mom leave Aditya. We don't want to celebrate anything big," Shlok came to save Aditya.
"Fine, I won't be planning anything big. It will be just us family members," finally Mom agreed to the suggestion.
"Mom we are busy and let us not celebrate anything," Shlok pleaded.
"You kids never want to do anything for our sake. Pihu's mother and I will be planning something so you guys can't say no," I was shocked that she included my family in this.
"Mom my parents are not here so let us celebrate it some other day please," I tried to change her mind.
"But I talked to her and they will be coming tomorrow," what the hell when did they plan all this? Why I am not aware of these secret talks of them?
"Neetu let us do what they say. It's their day so they should be happy," Dad interjected our conversation and I was happy he did.
"Fine, you guys can do whatever you want. We will just do a small celebration but we will call Pihu's parents also," finally she agreed to it. I don't want to include my parents but I will ask them not to come. Hoping that they will agree to it.
"Ok, Mom don't be angry. You have another son you can plan his anniversary as you wish to," Shlok's words made me choke on my own saliva.
"As if he is getting married soon," Mom said with an angry face.
"You will never know," Shlok said with a teasing smile for us.
Aditya glared at him and said, "I am leaving now." Mr. Angry Bird has left us without even looking at me.
"Mom I am also going to my room," with that I also left for my room. Coming into my room I started to type a message to Aditya.
Me - Can we meet?
Angry bird - I am busy.
Yup, people before messaging I changed his name to Angry Bird.
Me - Busy with what?
I know I am triggering his anger more but also enjoying it. I waited for some time but there was no reply so I messaged again.
Me - ??
Angry Bird - I am in a meeting with client Pihu.
Me - How long will this meeting take?
Angry bird - I don't know.
He is such a liar when he is angry with me. He is just delaying so that he won't be able to talk to me.
Me - Fine. I am going to the doctor alone then.
Now I have used my deadliest weapon. I know he will surely reply to me. As expected I got a message from him in seconds.
Angry bird - What happened?
I kept the message on read and waited for some time. Again the phone beeped with a message.
Angry bird - Pihu?
Now he is coming in line. When I wanted to talk he was busy in a meeting and now he is free.
Angry bird - ?
Angry bird - Pihu are you there?
Angry bird - Sunflower?
Now I am melting but wait Pihu this is just the start.
Angry bird - Baby?
Aww my Angry bird is melting so soon.
Angry bird - ?
Then he started to call but I did not pick up the call. I was dancing on the ringtone. He called five more times and then stopped calling.
This is strange. He is neither calling nor he is online. I pouted and thought my plan failed.
When I turned around I saw him standing at the door with his hands crossed. Pihu you are busted think something fast.
"Ahh my leg" I tried to pretend that my leg was paining. "Aditya I need help can you please come? It is hurting a lot". I opened my one eye and saw him still standing there.
I pretended to limp and sat on the bed. "Oh God why it happens to me only", I started to fake cry and pretend tears were falling. He could not see the tears as my back was facing him. I thought he would come but this cold-hearted person I tell you.
Then suddenly he came in front of me. "Shit" I kept my hand on my heart and said, "You scared me."
"What happened Pihu?," he asked and I guess he is not melting.
"I just sprained my leg I think," I said it all the sad expressions I could give. Someone should cast me in a movie.
"Why are you careless?" he said and tried to make me sit comfortably in a bed.
"Which leg it is?" he asked and I pointed to my right leg. He looked at me for a few seconds and then asked "Are you sure?"
"Obviously Aditya my leg is hurting Ahhh" continued the statement by saying "Ahh see it is hurting."
"You are such a drama queen Pihu," he out of nowhere said to me. I looked at him confused and asked "Now what I did do?"
"When you were limping you showed your left leg was hurting and now you are pointing to the right," he caught my lie in a second.
"Maybe the pain is getting transferred from one leg to another. It happens I have heard of one case," This was the lamest excuse someone could come up with when caught.
"Ok, then what do you have to say about the time you were dancing?" he asked again. This person knew since the start so why he was playing along.
"Fine you caught me," I admitted the truth. "But what can I do you were not talking to me," I blamed him for all this.
"Pihu I was angry, yes but I was not ignoring you. I was really on a call with some clients," he told me the truth.
"Shit, I messed up this time. But you left the meeting for me?" I asked him.
"Of course, I will leave anything for you. Your safety is my top priority," he confessed his feelings. Now I am feeling more guilty after hearing this.
"I am such a bad person. I am sorry," the guilt inside me made me say that.
"It's ok sunflower anything for you," now he is back again. He is no more my angry bird.
I just hugged him and thanked God for bringing him into my life.
Next day
I have been trying to reach Mom and Dad since their phone was not reachable yesterday. I don't want them to come now. I want to meet them and clear these things first.
To avoid his parents Shlok and I have been cooped up in the room while Aditya has been in the office. His parents did not disturb us as Shlok asked his Mom to not disturb us. The lamest excuse he came up with was that we wanted to spend some time together and then we would be joining them for the celebration. Strangely his mom agreed to this weird demand and did not question us anymore.
"Pihu stop eating your nails. It's disgusting," he made a face about it. "Sorry," it's out of habit that I bite my nails whenever I am stressed about the situation.
"Can you please relax? Nothing will happen," he tried to reassure me but my heart said something was going to happen today. "I am not sure Shlok but my gut feeling is saying something else," I told him the truth.
He passed me the phone to which I looked very strangely. "It's Aditya talk to him," he passed me the phone. I took his phone and said "Hello."
"Sunflower what happened?" he asked so softly. "Aditya I don't know but I am feeling really anxious," I told him the same thing.
"First don't bite your nails. I want them to be dug in my skin when you moan my name," hearing his words I blushed. "Aditya," saying I went towards the window as I didn't want Shlok to hear all this.
"Now I will be leaving from office. Wear something good for me. ok?" he was trying to distract me from a situation that was working.
"Make sure to put your best efforts as you will be dressing to impress me," he again told me. "As if you are already not impressed by me?" I asked him. "Impressed is a smaller word my sunflower. If you wear a potato sack also I will be impressed by you," this time I bite my lower lips.
"Then why dress to impress?" I asked him out of curiosity. "That is just for you to distract so you don't miss me much," hearing him I started laughing. "You are really something," I told him.
"That I know but keep on smiling like this always," he said while I could hear someone yelling his name in the background.
"I need to go for now but I will be messaging you from time to time. You also keep on updating me on what you are wearing," he gave me a task.
"Ok," I accepted it because it would be a good tease for him. My mind has already started playing dirty plans.
"Sunflower I am here so don't worry," he told me and disconnected the call. I came back with a smile on my face and gave the phone to Shlok.
"Now you are mood is good. Was I speaking in Chinese?" he tried to tease me. "Shut up and I am going to get ready then we will be going down," I told him and went inside the closet.
As ordered by my angry bird I followed his instructions. I started to get ready and wore a maroon suit with golden heels. I tied my hair in a bun and wore golden color earrings. The suit was plain with a minimal border.
"Pihu there is someone here to meet us. Let us go out fast," Shlok said as I came out of the closet. He was wearing a blue shirt and a grey pant. His shirt perfectly fits his upper body. His silver watch complimented his outfit.
"Ok, but who is it?" we came out of the room ready to meet the person. "I don't know. mom just called and said there is someone to meet us both," he told me while descending the stairs.
"Who could this friend be? We don't have anyone in common," I told him as we climbed down the last stair.
"Mom we are here," Shlok announced as Mom and Dad were sitting with someone. She was a girl but her face was not visible as her back was facing us.
"Here they are," Mom announced and got up from the sofa when we reached her.
"Meet you, friend," when I turned around to look who it was, the smile from my face vanished. I looked at Shlok and saw his face's color drained.
"What the hell is she doing here?" was the only question that was going on in my mind.
Author's Note
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